Patent SG-11201805983R-A (SG)
Title: Frame for guiding and supporting a foundation element, the frame comprising a plurality of guide mechanisms
Inventor: BOOT ARNO HERMAN
IPC: E02D13/00
Filed: 2017-03-09
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization MINIIII1011101010111110101111 101110111101110011101101011111110111011# International Bureau .......,./ (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/155402 Al 14 September 2017 (14.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every E02D 13/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/NL2017/050148 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, 9 March 2017 (09.03.2017) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (25) Filing Language: English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, (26) Publication Language: English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (30) Priority Data: ZA, ZM, ZW. 2016401 9 March 2016 (09.03.2016) NL (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: IHC HOLLAND IE B.V. [NL/NL]; kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Molendijk 94, 3361 EP Sliedrecht (NL). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (72) Inventors: BOOT, Arno Herman; Uithofweide 7, 3223 TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, NH Hellevoetsluis (NL). MULDERIJ, Klaas-Jan; Mont- DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, gomerylaan 38, 2625 PN Delft (NL). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (74) Agents: DE VRIES & METMAN et al.; Overschiestraat SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, 180, 1062 XK Amsterdam (NL). GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = [Continued on next page] = (54) Title: FRAME FOR GUIDING AND SUPPORTING A FOUNDATION ELEMENT, THE FRAME COMPRISING A PLUR- ALITY OF GUIDE MECHANISMS (57) : The invention relates to a frame (5) for guiding and supporting a =A 2 foundation element, such as a pile, during installation in an underwater ground _ \"------- formation, the frame (5) comprising a plurality of guide mechanisms (10) that are = movable between an extended position to engage a pile located inside the frame _ 6 (5) and a retracted position. At least one of the guide mechanisms (10) comprises a slider (11), a path (12) supporting the slider (11), a rotatable link, and an actuator - = = = , (14) to move the slider (11) along the path (12) and the link (13) between said ex- tended and retracted positions. = = = = _ — 10 16 5 1-1 ei . ii- ir) ir) ,—, IN ,—, © ei MIY 10 Fig.4A O WO 2017/155402 Al 1#11101M011010101111101010M0111E111100111111101011111110110111111 Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))